Using certified wood products

Choosing recycled goods

Recycled content is usually listed on the package of office paper, tissues, paper towels, etc.

Reducing garbage

Recycling more

In 2006, the U.S. recycled about 40 percent of packaging materials, saving 108 million metric tons of CO2 -equivalent emissions.

Reducing incoming catalogs and junk mail

Going digital for everything from the news to banking

For example, if every U.S. household viewed and paid its bills online, solid waste would be cut by 1.4 billion metric tons and greenhouse gas emissions would decrease by 1.9 million metric tons each year.